Through Day 4, Russia Tops Euros Medal Table

Anton Chupkov stole the show tonight with his stellar 2:06.80 200m breaststroke, giving Russia another gold through 4 days of the European Championships. Archive photo via Mike Lewis/Ola Vista Photography

2018 LEN EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Russia remains atop of the overall medal table at the 2018 European Championships, snagging 5 golds through 4 days of competition. In tonight’s finals, Kliment Kolesnikovgave his nation another gold, as did Russian teammate Anton Chupkov, who registered the 2nd fastest 200m breaststroke of all time.

Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas earned her nation’s 2nd gold behind Kristof Milak’s 200m fly victory from last night, while French sprinter Charlotte Bonnet took gold in the women’s 200m free to help move her nation into 3rd overall.

Below are the top 10 nations in the overall swimming medal standings through day 4:

In terms of LEN Trophy points, Italy actually stands atop both Great Britain and France, even while those nations hold more hardware.

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After 16 years at a Fortune 1000 financial company, long-time swimmer Retta Race decided to change lanes and pursue her sporting passion. She currently is Coach for the Northern KY Swordfish Masters, a team she started up in December 2013, while also offering private coaching. Retta is also an MBA …